Adult Amateur and Junior Exhibitor Hackney/Harness Pleasure Driving Ponies must qualify to show at the Kentucky State Fair World's Championship Horse Show. In 2018, the qualifying period returned to the original time frame – July 1, 2017 to June 30, 2018. For 2018 only, the points and shows that were held from July 1, 2017 to July 15, 2017, which were counted for qualifying in 2017 will also be counted for qualifying for 2018.

1.) All ponies must qualify to compete in the Adult Amateur and Junior Exhibitor Hackney Show Pleasure Driving Divisions of the Kentucky State Fair World’s Championship Horse Show.

2.) Ponies will be entered in these Divisions only if they have been shown in a minimum of six (6) classes, in three (3) or more different competitions, in the Hackney Show Pleasure Driving or Hackney Country Pleasure Divisions, beginning July 1, of the year before the Kentucky State Fair, through June 30, of the year of the Kentucky State Fair. The same pony may qualify and enter and/or compete in both the Junior Exhibitor and the Adult Amateur Show Pleasure Driving Classes at the Kentucky State Fair. Qualification will not be required for ponies four years old or under competing in the Adult Amateur Junior Hackney Show Pleasure Driving classes.

3.) Ponies that are to be shown in the Adult Amateur and/or Junior Exhibitor Hackney Show Pleasure Driving Division at the Kentucky State Fair World’s Championship Horse Show will be required to qualify by showing in a minimum of six (6) classes at three (3) or more shows. A pony may show in junior exhibitor, adult, novice, local, or limit classes in the Hackney Show Pleasure or Country Pleasure Driving Divisions, with all classes to count toward qualification. Pleasure pony under saddle, park pleasure driving, and open breed pleasure driving classes will not be considered as qualifying classes. The pony may qualify by showing in any combination of Adult Amateur and/or Junior Exhibitor Hackney Show Pleasure Driving or Hackney Country Pleasure driving classes, as long as the pony is shown in a minimum of six (6) classes, at three (3) or more different competitions. Classes at the Kentucky State Fair will not count as qualifying classes for the next Kentucky State Fair.

4.) Any class added to a qualifying show's schedule after the prize list, class sheet or class schedule has been printed and/or posted on the show’s web site, Facebook page, etc., will be allowed to count as a qualifying class for Kentucky State Fair's World’s Championship Horse Show as long as notification is made at least 2 weeks in advance to KSF show management, the American Hackney Horse Society Executive Secretary, and exhibitors. Classes denoted as “buy a class” or “TBA” are considered added classes and therefore will not be counted unless the prior notification process is followed. Classes that are added during the week a horse show is scheduled to be held will not count for qualifying.

5.) Qualifying information for the Adult Amateur and Junior Exhibitor Hackney Show Pleasure Driving Divisions will be contained in the Kentucky State Fair World’s Championship Horse Show Premium Book.

6.) All Hackney ponies competing in any competition, regardless of whether such competition is a USEF licensed competition, will be eligible for consideration. In order for a competition to be considered, a representative of that competition must notify the American Hackney Horse Society as to the dates, location, and contact person of the competition at least two weeks before the competition is to be held. The secretary or the manager of said competition is responsible for sending in the results to the American Hackney Horse Society within ten (10) days after the competition and by the closing date of the qualifying period. Results will not be accepted (regardless of the postmark or meter date) by the American Hackney Horse Society that are received in the office after the closing date of the qualifying period. Any exhibitor wishing to check their qualifying status may do so by contacting the Executive Secretary of the AHHS.

7.) Only classes and shows accumulated during the qualifying period in the Hackney Show Pleasure Driving Division or the Hackney Country Pleasure Driving Division will count toward qualifying for the Kentucky State Fair. Classes and shows accumulated during the qualifying period remain with a pony, regardless of any change(s) of ownership.

8.) The exhibitor will be required to submit a list of the six (6) classes and three (3) competitions with their entries for the Kentucky State Fair.

9.) The Executive Secretary of the AHHS and the AHHS Registry Committee will verify the eligibility of each pony entered in the Adult Amateur and Junior Exhibitor Hackney Show Pleasure Driving Divisions as soon as possible after the close of entries for the Kentucky State Fair World’s Championship Horse Show.

10.) The Kentucky State Fair reserves the right to resolve any dispute as to the accuracy of eligibility to determine which ponies are deemed eligible to compete.

11.) The Kentucky State Fair World’s Championship Horse Show is a member of the USEF, and therefore, subject to all USEF rules and regulations.

12.) The Kentucky State Fair reserves the right to make a determination to exclude a class from inclusion that does not qualify as a Hackney Show Pleasure Driving Division competition, such as any of the following: “open pleasure driving”; “park pleasure driving”; “open to all breeds pleasure driving”; “pleasure pony under saddle”; opportunity classes, or any class other than Hackney Show Pleasure Driving.

13.) The Kentucky State Fair World’s Championship Horse Show reserves to itself, without limitation, the sole and unconditional right to interpret any questions or dispute with regard to the interpretation of the above, including any ancillary questions, without further recourse, and its decision shall be final.

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